EVENTS

MAY

Summit About Wireless Health Convergence

San Diego

MAY

Webinar About Health IT Privacy, Security Risks

Online

JUN

'Datapalooza' Conference on Health Data Tools

Washington, D.C.

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All Over the Map

A newly updated interactive map unleashes data to highlight medical treatment variation across California. Now with breast cancer, prostate cancer, and spine procedures, this CHCF-sponsored research shows that practice patterns vary dramatically from place to place.

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Lawmakers Question FDA, FCC on Wireless Health Regulation

Six House Republicans recently sent a letter asking for an update on how FDA and FCC are working together to regulate wireless health technology. Also in the letter, the lawmakers expressed concern that overregulation of wireless health technology and mobile medical applications could inhibit innovation in the industry. MobiHealthNews, House of Representatives letter.

ONC Launches Contest for Apps To Help Report Patient Safety Incidents

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is inviting developers to create health IT applications that could make it easier for health care providers to report patient safety events. Submissions are due by July 23. Health Data Management, Government Health IT.

Web Tool Could Reduce Autism Diagnosis Time to Minutes, Study Finds

An online tool developed by a Harvard Medical School researcher could help trained analysts diagnose children with autism in minutes instead of hours. The tool relies on computer algorithms, an online parent questionnaire and a video clip of the child. HealthDay et al.

Group To Collect Input, Track Issues Related to HIPAA 5010 Upgrade

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has launched an effort to support the health care industry's transition to HIPAA 5010 transaction standards. The campaign includes a series of live webcasts and an online system to track implementation issues. Modern Healthcare et al.

Utah Governor Calls for Security Audit Following Health Data Breach

In the wake of a health data breach that could affect nearly 800,000 Utah residents, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has called for an audit of all state data systems that store personal information. The auditors also will assist with the investigation of the recent data breach. Salt Lake Tribune et al.

Are Federal Training Programs Meeting the Growing Need for a New Health IT Workforce?

Tim Andrews of Booz Allen Hamilton, Helen Figge of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and Norma Morganti of the Midwest Community College Health IT Consortium spoke with iHealthBeat about federal efforts to bolster the health IT workforce.

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DATA POINTS

What Social Media Websites Are Health Care Providers Using for Professional Networking?

Forty-one percent of surveyed health care providers said they are using the social media website Facebook for professional networking purposes, while 29% say they are using YouTube and 23% say they are using LinkedIn, according to a survey by health care staffing and recruitment firm AMN Healthcare.

FEATURES

New Leader, New Plan, New EHR Initiative for Cal eConnect

by David Gorn, iHealthBeat Contributing Reporter

The success of California's health information exchange depends in part on the coordination and guidance of Cal eConnect and its energetic new CEO, Laura Landry. She said California is "on the verge of a breakthrough" in health information exchange.

PERSPECTIVES

Moving Federal Health Care Targets Becoming a Way of Life

by Fred Bazzoli

Last month, CMS pushed back for the second time the enforcement date for the transition to HIPAA 5010 transaction sets. Observers say the delay -- as well the extension for ICD-10 implementation-- raises questions about the validity of future federal deadlines.